NRIS FSVEG Data Translation Third Forest Vegetation Simulator

NRIS FSVEG Data Translation Third Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference Richard Teck

A Decade Ago……. • In 1997, the Forest Service set out on a significant undertaking to: – Set agency wide standards for natural resource information • Data collection • Data storage • Data management – What emerged was something called NRIS

The NRIS Story • What is NRIS – Set of databases and tools for • • • Vegetation Soils & Geology Air & Water Fauna Threatened, Endangered, Sensitive (TES) • Invasives • Social & Economic

NRIS FSVEG • Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVeg) Module – Oracle database to store data from: • • Stand Examinations (CSE) Grid based strategic inventories Permanent re-measured inventory plots Special insect & disease surveys

FSVEG • Common Stand Exam (CSE) – National consistency for stand examinations • • • Collection protocols Standard code sets Common storage format National CSE user Guide National Portable Data Recorder (PDR) software

NRIS FSVEG • Stores Information for – – – – Settings (stands/plots) Trees Fuels Understory vegetation Surface cover Site productivity Insect & pathogens Sample designs

NRIS FSVEG Timeline • First Official Release – March 2000 – Version 1. 4. 0 • Nine Releases • Latest Release – Version 1. 7 – January, 2005 • Future Release – – Version 1. 8 FS-NITC June, 2007 National Data Center

Process Creates FVS input files • • Fsveg_fvs. mdb Suppose. loc Fsveg. kcp Fsveg. slf

Where is NRIS FSVEG Headed?

FS-NITC and I-Web • National Data Center in Kansas City • Entire Agency’s data in one physical location • Virtual Private Database (VPD) • E-Authentication • Change Management – Should be easier/quicker to incorporate changes (fixes, enhancements, etc…)

FSVEG FVS DB Link Change Management